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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education